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22 11, 2022

Russia Rules on LGBTQ ‘Propaganda’ Bill Amendment

By Paul Goldberg|2026-03-04T15:44:06-08:00November 22nd, 2022|Categories: World LGBT News|Tags: Alexander Khinshtein, LGBT News – Breaking LGBTQ Headlines, LGBT propaganda Law, LGBT World News – Global LGBTQ Headlines & Politics | JRL CHARTS, Politics & Culture | JRL CHARTS, promoting LGBTQ values, Russia LGBT Laws, Russia State Duma Committee, Vladimir Putin|

MOSCOW, RU — (11-22-22) — Russia’s State Duma Committee on State Construction issued its recommendations on Monday, on a number of controversial amendments to an anti-LGBTQ propaganda bill adopted last month. The State Duma Committee rejected provisions that would introduce criminal liability for repeated violations of the law prohibiting the promotion of non-traditional sexual relations, [...]

27 02, 2022

Putin Orders Russian Nuclear Deterrent Forces Put On High Alert

By Paul Goldberg|2026-03-04T15:42:32-08:00February 27th, 2022|Categories: World LGBT News|Tags: LGBT World News – Global LGBTQ Headlines & Politics | JRL CHARTS, Putin Orders Nuclear Forces, Putin Orders Russian Nuclear Deterrent, Russia LGBT Laws, Russia Nuclear Weapons Alert, Russia Ukraine War 2022, ukraine politics, Vladimir Putin|

MOSCOW — (02-27-22) — President Vladimir Putin placed his country’s strategic deterrence forces on “special” alert on Sunday, announcing his latest move during a meeting with his Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu and Chief of Staff Valery Gerasimov. “Western countries are not only taking unfriendly actions against our country in the economic area," said Putin. "I'm [...]

13 02, 2022

Russia Fails to Shut Down Prominent Russian LGBT Network

By JRL Charts|2025-11-13T23:50:32-08:00February 13th, 2022|Categories: World LGBT News|Tags: Human Rights Watch Europe, LGBT Rights Europe, LGBT World News – Global LGBTQ Headlines & Politics | JRL CHARTS, LGBTQ activists, Russia LGBT Laws, Russian LGBT Network, Tanya Lokshina|

ST. PETERSBURG — (02-13-22) — The conservative Russian government got slapped down by a St. Petersburg Court in their attempt to shut down the Russian LGBT Network, one of the country’s largest LGBTQ rights groups. A court in St. Petersburg set aside a lawsuit brought by Russia’s Justice Ministry last Tuesday. The suit accused the [...]

26 11, 2021

Russia Launch Investigation into Netflix over LGBT Content

By JRL Charts|2026-02-02T20:38:16-08:00November 26th, 2021|Categories: LGBT Politics Europe, World LGBT News|Tags: Investigative Journalism & Verified Reporting | JRL CHARTS, LGBT World News – Global LGBTQ Headlines & Politics | JRL CHARTS, Netflix LGBT Content, Russia Investigate Netflix LGBT Content, Russia LGBT Laws|

MOSCOW — (11-26-21) — Russian officials launch investigation into Netflix after the public commissioner for protecting families accused the streaming network of violating its "gay propaganda" law. The public commissioner claimed that some of Netflix's LGBTQ content that is rated suitable for those aged 16 and older is in violation of the country's law which [...]

17 07, 2020

Putin Orders Crack down on LGBTQ+ People in Russia

By Paul Goldberg|2026-03-04T15:42:56-08:00July 17th, 2020|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: LGBT politics Russia, LGBTQ civil rights, LGBTQ rights, president Donald Trump, Putin cracksdown LGBTQ people, Russia anti-LGBTQ, Russia LGBT Laws, US embassy Russia rainbow flag, Vladimir Putin|

MOSCOW — (07-17-20) — Russia's president Vladimir Putin is moving forward with targeting LGBTQ people over protests, same-sex marriage and gay adoption. Putin promised during his last presidential campaign to crackdown on the LGBTQ community and now he is ready to put that promise to work. “The bill ends the practice of marriage between persons [...]

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